Mario Vušković

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Mario Vušković
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-11-16) 16 November 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Split, Croatia
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)
Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Hamburger SV
Number 44
Youth career
0000–2016 RNK Split
2016–2019 Hajduk Split
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Hajduk Split II 19 (1)
2019–2022 Hajduk Split 42 (3)
2021–2022Hamburger SV (loan) 24 (1)
2022–0000 Hamburger SV 16 (2)
International career
2016 Croatia U15 5 (0)
2017–2018 Croatia U17 16 (5)
2018–2020 Croatia U19 11 (2)
2019 Croatia U20 1 (0)
2020– Croatia U21 13 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 January 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:54, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

Mario Vušković (Croatian pronunciation:

centre-back for 2. Bundesliga club Hamburger SV. He was banned for 2 years for doping on March 30, 2023.[3]

Club career

Early career

Vušković started playing football by joining

centre back position in the youth teams.[5] In October 2018, he was included in The Guardian's Next Generation list.[6]

Hajduk Split

On 18 August 2019, Vušković made his

sent off in the 1–4 victory over Inter Zaprešić.[13][11]

Ahead of and during the

Torino.[20] On 12 May, he scored the first goal and provided Stipe Biuk with an assist for the fourth in a 4–0 victory over Gorica.[21]

Hamburger SV

On 31 August 2021, Vušković signed a two-year loan deal with 2. Bundesliga club Hamburger SV, with an option to buy.[22] He made his debut on 18 September in a 2–0 victory over Werder Bremen. Despite initial struggles, within the first three months he became a nailed-on starter, and his performances led to the club signing him permanently on 15 March 2022.[23][24] On 16 April, Vušković scored his debut goal for Hamburg, a free kick in a 3–0 victory over Karlsruhe.[25]

On 12 November 2022, Vušković failed a drug test, prompting

EPO doping. The club and the player filed an appeal for the ban due to multiple irregularities during the investigation; however, Nationale Anti Doping Agentur (NADA) did the same seeking a four-year ban.[27] The ban is set to run retroactively from 15 November 2022 to 14 November 2024.[28]

International career

Vušković was part of Dario Bašić's 18-man squad for UEFA Under-17 Euro 2017.[29] He made one appearance at the tournament, in the 1–1 draw with Spain, as Croatia finished at the bottom of the group.[8]

He earned his first call-up to Croatia under-21 team in August 2020, ahead of UEFA Under-21 Euro 2021 qualifiers against Greece and the Czech Republic.[30][8] He made his debut on 12 November, in a 2–2 away draw with Scotland.[8] On 9 March 2021, Vušković was named in Igor Bišćan's 23-man squad for the group stage of the tournament.[31] On 17 May, he was named in Bišćan's 23-man squad for the knockout stage of the tournament.[32]

Personal life

Vušković's great-grandfather Marko made three appearances for Hajduk Split on the liberated territory of Vis during World War II, and later worked as a club executive.[10] Vušković's grandfather Mario, whom he was named after,[10] attended the Hajduk academy in the 1970s and won a junior league title during Tomislav Ivić's tenure.[7] Vušković's father Danijel is a former player who played as a defender.[4] His brother, Luka and cousin, Moreno, are also professional players who play as defender and forward respectively.[10]

He named Sergio Ramos as his football idol.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 9 November 2022[33]
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hajduk Split II 2018–19
Druga HNL
18 1 18 1
2019–20 1 0 1 0
Total 19 1 19 1
Hajduk Split 2019–20
Prva HNL
10 1 1 0 0 0 11 1
2020–21 29 2 2 0 2[b] 0 33 2
2021–22 3 0 0 0 1[c] 0 4 0
Total 42 3 3 0 3 0 48 3
Hamburg (loan) 2021–22 2. Bundesliga 24 1 3 0 2[d] 0 29 1
Hamburg 2022–23 16 2 2 0 0 0 18 2
Total 40 3 5 0 2 0 47 3
Career total 101 7 8 0 3 0 2 0 114 7
Notes
  1. ^ Appearances in Croatian Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ^ Appearances in the promotion play-offs

References

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  27. ^ M. G. (4 April 2023). "Njemački stručnjak za sportsko pravo tvrdi da Vušković nije trebao biti osuđen, a evo zašto presuda pada u vodu". Gol.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  28. ^ Stafford-Bloor, Sebastian. "Vuskovic handed two-year ban after positive EPO sample". The Athletic. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
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  33. ^ Mario Vušković at Soccerway

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